# Best way to scan for stocks

**URL:** https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/best-way-to-scan-for-stocks/264
**Category:** Alpaca Market Data
**Created:** [September 13, 2019, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/best-way-to-scan-for-stocks/264 "2019-09-13T19:25:31Z")
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### Author: ![Jason\_Bohne\_Alpaca](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.alpaca.markets/jason_bohne_alpaca/32/1104_2.png) [@Jason\_Bohne\_Alpaca](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/Jason_Bohne_Alpaca)
#### Post date: [December 23, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/best-way-to-scan-for-stocks/264/11 "2020-12-23T18:50:58Z")

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> [@Joe\_Ching](#):
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> sites seems to require a fee of $199/m to access real data. pls help me to resolve the discrepancy:

Hey @Joe_Ching

Perhaps this previous thread will help [here](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/contiguous-and-consistent-minute-data/3586/3)

TLDR: If an Alpaca User has a funded live trading account they have access to Polygon Data

Hope this helps,  
Jason from Alpaca

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